Still, as the ‘nerd community’ (if there is such a thing), becomes increasingly diverse, other media proprieties such as video games have an ever-increasing presence at San Diego Comic Con. With that in mind, here’s the top ten video game panels at San Diego Comic Con that you need to check out.

1. Updates on Marvel Heroes and Marvel Avengers Alliance

Marvel video games have been on the rise as of late, with the two flagship titles free-to-play titles being Marvel Avengers Alliance, and more recently, Marvel Heroes. While these aren’t new titles by any means, expect substantial content announcements for both games, as well as the virtual trading game Marvel: War of Heroes at Marvel’s video game panel on July 20th.

For those of you who will be in attendance at the San Diego Convention Center, the event will take place from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in Room 6A.

The ‘Saints Row IV Super Dangerous Wub Wub Panel‘ will feature key by Deep Silver’s PR wunderkind Audbrey Norris, and will feature key cast members and developers discussing their experience working on the game, followed by a Q&A session.

For those in attendance, you can check out the panel on Saturday July 20th between 6:30pm and 7:30pm. The panel will be located in Room 7AB.

3. Watch Dogs

Perhaps the most anticipated upcoming Ubisoft title at this years E3 Expo, Watch Dogs is one of this generations last original IP’s that legitimately looks memorable.

5. Gaia Online

An age-old classic anime-themed MMO, Gaia Online has existed since 2003, and although not mainstream, holds a serious place in the hearts of the dedicated.

The simply titlted ‘Gaia Online‘ panel will be moderated by Christopher Castagnetto, the Director of Sales & Business Development at Gaia Interactive. Game developers and programers from the title will be available on hand to roll out new content for the game and answer any “burning questions” that fans my have.

For those in attendance, the panel will take place on Saturday July 20th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm and will be located in Room 5AB.

Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag scriptwriter Darby McDevitt, comic book writer Brendan Fletcher, and venerated comic book artist Todd McFarlane will all be on hand on the ‘Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Live Demo and Q&A‘ to show off the latest comics books, figures and give sparing details on what’s next for the franchise.

For those in attendance, the panel will take place on Friday July 19 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm and will be located in Room 6BCF.

10. Hawken

Perhaps the most obscure game with a San Diego Comic Con Panel, Hawken is a multiplayer mech combat game running on Unreal Engine 3 that attempts to simulate what it would actually be like to pilot a death-dealing mech.